The masseter muscle has been cut away and the buccal fat pad (12) partially removed. Branches of the facial nerve (1,9) which entered the infraorbital plexus have been retracted upward. Other branches (18) which communicated with the buccinator nerve have been cut away. The insertions of canine and zygomatic muscles (6) have been elevated. The lumen of the parotid duct is visible as a small aperture on the cut end of the mass of connective and vascular tissue which surrounds the duct(15).

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Anastomosis of infraorbital branches of facial nerve with infraorbital nerve